PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra and the Hollywood Bowl commissioned a publication in celebration of the iconic venue’s 100th anniversary (original D.O.B. 1921). In a nod to the Bowl’s earlier Streamline Moderne incarnation, the cover showcases a customized mashup of Futura (used for The Bowl’s brand, Paul Renner) and Bifur (Adolphe Mouron Cassandre) in a holographic foil treatment. Beneath the jacket, the Bodonian binding technique used exposes the spines of the signatures, giving a “behind-the-scenes” look into the construction of the book.

Through the course of ten chapters, each focussing on a roughly chronological segment of the past, a story is woven from disparate threads of music, social causes, spectacle, and celebrity. The structure of the book alternates between the generously illustrated text and extended sections of images only, where documentary photography is juxtaposed with printed ephemera. Because each image section uses an intense color to backdrop the images, the structure of the book is legible just by looking at the fore-edge. The extensive research results in a beautiful anachronistic cacophony that only such a history can tell.

Due to the pandemic, the centennial celebrations have been postponed and will commence in 2022.

BOOK INFORMATION

Trim Size: 7 x 10

Number of Pages: 320

Binding Method:

Paper: Munken Print

Typefaces: Cardinal (Production Type), Futura Condensed, Graphik (Commercial Type), and Bifur

CREDIT INFORMATION

Creative Director: Kimberly Varella

Art Director: Kimberly Varella

Book Designer: Kimberly Varella

Jacket/Cover Designer: Kimberly Varella

Illustrator:

Photographer: Documentation by Ian Byers-Gamber

Picture Editor:

Production Director:

Production Coordinator: David Evans Frantz

Production Artist: Sam Wagner

Other Credits:

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